Hi, im wondering if anyone can offer any advice on what camping stove is best for a weeks hiking trip, mid price/small/effective! ?? and anyone know of any tasty easy cook backpacking foods on the market??? thanks
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Hi, im wondering if anyone can offer any advice on what camping stove is best for a weeks hiking trip, mid price/small/effective! ?? and anyone know of any tasty easy cook backpacking foods on the market??? thanks
Msr Pocket Rocket or similar. Flavoured cous cous from the supermarket is easy and tastes ok. You can chuck a sachet of tuna in too.
I use a Optimus Crux for its compactness on MMs. I must say that it is a great little stove. Due to the folding (ball joint) construction you can expect a marginal amount of play, but this does not detract from the sturdyness of a lightwight stove IMHO. I have used it lots and have never had a problem.
My PW kit has a mini Trangia in it. It takes longer to boil water (12m/ltr) but it has the fewest moving parts and is therefore the most reliable, the cheapest and most widely available fuel, and it is virtually impossible to run out of fuel because you can physically see how much you've got; you can't look into a gas canister. If you want convenience get an LPG stove but i think the positives of a Trangia outweigh the negatives.
Don't forget the Kelly Kettle for sheer entertainment value! Mine goes virtually everywhere when weight is no object.
The Coleman F1 Power Stove is the fastest boiling one I've come across. But Coleman do cheaper ones, all of which are very efficient and lightweight.
Anyone tried one of these.
obviously and optimus crux copy but a claimed weight of 48grams which is way lighter. Not sure of the quality, felt a bit weedy in the shop. Cheaper though
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/blaze-ti...-stove-p158215
I tend to go for cous cous or rice cooked either on an antigravity gear alcohol stove and an MSR 2l titan pot or kettle, or if I'm on my own I use a Brasslite micro (that model is now discountinued but they do similar ones) and an MSR Titan mug in combination with a cosy. All really light stuff and easy to use. James.
http://www.brasslite.com/
http://www.antigravitygear.com/antig...psi-style.html
http://www.antigravitygear.com/cozy-collection.html
You can sometimes get some of this stuff from the UK from:
http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/home.html
http://www.winwood-outdoor.co.uk/
James
This gelert micro stove is an absolute bargain, cos it's basically the same thing as the MSR Pocket Rocket at half the price
but if weight / size isn't an issue you may as well go for something bigger and more powerful
Pocket rocket.
Thanks for the advice folks :-)
Another vote for the Pocket Rocket - they're available from loads of places, but this place is doing a deal on the Rocket and Titan Kettle at £53.99 for the combo (think the kettle alone is usually nearly 50 quid) http://www.racekit.co.uk/product/msr...tan-kettle-kit
I have went for the primus mimer, I got a good deal and it came with pans......hope its a good purchase :p
without wishing to labour the point, the gelert stove is exactly the same at half the price {sigh}Quote:
Originally Posted by kitcheck
Actually Zoot, having checked out your link, I'd probably have to agree. Are there any differences between the two at all? They look almost identical. I only added that link because of the Titan Kettle (which IS a great piece of kit) combo deal...
I got a pocket rocket. The Alpkit My TI mug goes well with it. After a years hard use, I'm thinking about having a spare ready. The gelert looks just the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by kitcheck
Small Trangia, simple. If you compare to other stoves dont forget you have to factor in pots, a stove is no good without something to cook in
Deffo the Gelert, i have used mine for 3 mountain marathons and weekends away camping light. Most people would not buy one due to snobbery?
Coleman micro thingy from Yeomans and an old baked beans can. Stove fits inside with a panhandle and lighter and teabgas/powdered milk. Can fits inside one of those blue mugs with handle cut off. Err could have been tomatoes.
well I dunno, maybe the pocket rocket is more powerful, but I doubt it. Gelert somehow manage to pull off quality kit in general at lower prices. Often with lightweight kit you've got to splash the cash, in this case I think it's possible to save a few bob.Quote:
Originally Posted by kitcheck
Or peas.
No it was definitely beans.
sure is wasn't spinach????
...yam....what i yam
Come to think of it, it could have been.